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mo·rocco (mə rä′kō)

noun

  1. a fine, soft leather made, originally in Morocco, from goatskins tanned with sumac
  2. any similar leather, as one made from sharkskin
Also morocco leather
Morocco definition

Mo·rocco (mə rä′kō)

kingdom on the NW coast of Africa, bordering on the Atlantic & the Mediterranean; a Muslim kingdom since the 11th cent., from 1912 to 1956 it was divided into a French protectorate (French Morocco), a Spanish protectorate (Spanish Morocco), & the international zone of Tangier (established in 1923): 274,461 sq mi (710,850 sq km); pop. 25,897,000; cap. Rabat

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  • Moroccan Mo·roc′·can adjective, noun

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morocco Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • red: Full leather red morocco, richly decorated front cover, rear cover and spine in gilt.

Modifies a noun

  • leather: The designs are mounted on 47 pages of thick paper, half bound in soft morocco leather, probably in the mid 19th century.

Noun used with modifier

  • holiday: Due holiday insurance morocco multi trip to a today usagencies is.
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